Gallery

Welcome to my online gallery, where you can view all of my available artwork. These are all graphite pencil drawings. The gallery will expand as I complete more pieces, so please check back from time to time, if you like what you see.

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"Apollo 4"

The first launch of a Saturn V was the un-manned mission of Apollo 4 (AS-501). Launched from Launch Complex 39A on November 9, 1967.

"Ready To Go"

“READY TO GO” - July 16th 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong suits up for the historic flight of Apollo 11 - the first manned mission to land on the moon. Neil was destined to make the “giant leap for mankind”, when he become the first man to walk on the moon.

"Pad Lights"

I’ve always liked this image of the Saturn V being lit by powerful spotlights. It looked futuristic and it was pointing to the stars. Aside from the science and technology, there was real magic in knowing that this spaceship would transport men to another world.

The lights not only lit up the rocket, they lit up my imagination ... and I wanted to go too.

"Jim McDivitt"

James Alton “Jim” McDivitt (Brig Gen, USAF, Ret.)commanded Gemini 4, during which Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk. He later commanded Apollo 9, which was the first manned flight test of the Lunar Module and the complete set of Apollo hardware. He later became Manager of the Lunar Landing Operations and Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager from 1969 to 1972.

"Transearth"

The first deep space EVA was performed by Apollo 15 CMP Al Worden to retrieve film from the cameras and check the equipment in the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay. The EVA lasted for 38 minutes, 12 seconds.

"Rollout"

I have always been impressed by the enormous size of the machines that were needed to get to the Moon. I wanted to convey that feeling with this drawing. Note the size of the Crawler Transport and Mobile Launcher compared to the pad workers, who are riding it out to the launch pad.

"Pad Rat"

Drawn from film footage, this shows a Pad 39A technician,and the S-1C Forward swingarm (swingarm 2) from withinthe Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT). This provided the Saturn V with pneumatic, electrical and air conditioning interfaces. At T-20 seconds in the count down, the umbilical would disconnect and the swing arm would retract in 8 seconds.

"Job Well Done"

On December 19th 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the pacific ocean, completing mankind’s first expeditions to the Moon.

This drawing comes from a photograph taken by my friend, UDT 11 frogman Alan Buehler during the recovery operations. Commander Gene Cernan giving the thumbs up says it all: a successful program, a successful mission and another successful recovery -“JOB WELL DONE!”

"A Nice Day To Go To The Moon"

Charlie Duke in the suit-up room, prior to the launch of Apollo 16 on April 16, 1972. After donning their space suits, all the astronauts would relax and breath pure oxygen, in order to purge nitrogen from their blood. This was vital to avoid a build up of nitrogen bubbles in their blood, which would cause them to get the bends in space.

"Apollo 8"

Apollo 8 was the first time that man traveled to the Moon and had the chance to look back the Earth.

While rotating the spacecraft, the sight of the Earth rising above the lunar horizon appeared in one of the windows and astronaut Bill Anders took one of the most influential photographs of all time: “Earthrise”

"SEVA"

Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott was the only astronaut to perform a Stand Up EVA (SEVA) from the docking hatch of the Lunar Module, after landing.

This was an initial survey of the surrounding geology at Hadley Base and also, since this was the first mission to take a lunar rover, to check the area for any boulders or other hazards, which could not be seen in the photographs taken from orbit.

"The High Point"

The view from the highest point driven, during Apollo 15's second EVA at Station 6A. It shows Commander Dave Scott photographing and sampling the green rock found there, while Jim Irwin kneels in the dirt and holds onto the rover. This was to stop it slipping down the precarious slope on the Apennine Front.

Mt. Hadley is shown in the upper left, with Swann Range to the right. Immediately in front of that us the mare craters of the South Cluster.

This is a reverse POV of the same moment seen in my other piece: "Green Rock ... Rockin' Rover".

"Green Rock ... Rockin' Rover"

During Apollo 15's second EVA at Station 6A, the astronauts were surprised to find a light green layer in a large boulder on the Apennine Front. The dust was particularly deep on the slope and difficult to walk on in the bulky spacesuits. After parking, it was noticed that the rover, which was precariously balanced on only three wheels, slipped downhill, when the astronauts disembarked.

To counteract this, Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin knelt down and held the rover in place, while Commander Dave Scott photographed and took samples of the rock, which were later found to contain a hight abundance of magnesium oxide rich, green glass spheres.

This is a reverse POV of the same moment seen in my other piece: "The High Point".